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What Happened, Brittany Murphy? (TV Miniseries)

What Happened, Brittany Murphy?

2021

Cynthia Hill

Documentary, Paige Westbrook, Alex Hodgins, Kathy Najimy ...

5.4

337

TV Series. Documentary 2 Episodes. Presents an in-depth, intimate character portrait exploring the life and career and mysterious circumstances surrounding the tragic death of 90's actress and rising star, Brittany Murphy.

Premiere: October 14 on HBO Max.

	Author	Review
United States	Daniel D'Addario Variety	"[It] can come to no more clarifying answer to its title question than what had seemed apparent to a viewer before the series began"	NEG
United States	Daniel Fienberg The Hollywood Reporter	"[It] uses the visual language of schlock television — the gauzy reenactments, jittery editing and heightened score — to produce … two hours of schlock television"	NEG
United States	Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times	"[It] reveals how a talented, sweet and likable young star fell prey to the pressures of Hollywood stardom and was manipulated (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United Kingdom	Adrian Horton The Guardian	"[It] feels less like a monument to Murphy’s life than an exploitation of her death, the tropes and pitfalls of true crime obsession"	NEG
United States	Judy Berman Time	"[It] feels a bit tawdry (...) Its balance between respectful reevaluation of its subject and true-crime salaciousness tilts conspicuously toward the latter"	NEU
United States	Jade Budowski Decider	"[It] is an incoherent, half-baked excuse for a documentary that chooses to disrespect and exploit its late subject rather than paying any tribute whatsoever to her memory."	NEG
United States	Kristen Lopez IndieWire	"For those who want insight into her significance as a performer and how this is a true Hollywood story in a way that’s sad and preventable, you might be left wanting."	NEG
United States	Lisa Weidenfeld AV Club	"What truly makes the documentary a disappointment is its profound incuriosity about the world that sent Murphy tumbling into the arms of Monjack to begin with"	NEG

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